title: Outpatient groups for schizophrenia--ensuring attendance.
abstract: This paper describes the author's experience with outpatient groups in schizophrenia and explores the process of ensuring active attendance. Necessary ingredients are the provision of immediate, tangible rewards to patients and therapists, constancy, flexibility, and the long-term benefits of social learning.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology